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Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation

Operating system by Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation

Rocky Linux is a free and open source Linux distribution developed by Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation, which is a privately owned benefit corporation that describes itself as a "self-imposed not-for-profit". It is intended to be a downstream, complete binary-compatible release using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system source code.2 It was founded by Gregory Kurtzer.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Rocky Linux is a free and open source Linux distribution developed by Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation, which is a privately owned benefit corporation that describes itself as a "self-imposed not-for-profit". It is intended to be a downstream, complete binary-compatible release using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system source code.2

The story

Founded by Gregory Kurtzer.1

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